Hanoi, Aug. 22 -- The Politburo on August 22 announced a reprimand against the Ministry of Health's Party Affairs Committee for the 2025-2026 term (by February 2025), and the expulsion of several officials from Thanh Hoa province, Ho Chi Minh City and former Kien Giang province from the Party, citing serious violations of Party regulations and State laws.

After considering a proposal from the Party Central Committee's Inspection Commission, the Party Central Committee's Politburo and Secretariat concluded that the ministry's Party Affairs Committee, active by February 2025, had shown the lack of responsibility in leadership and oversight, allowing the ministry and its certain Party organisations and members to commit violations in drafti...